نالان nālāṅ P (part. act. of ناليدن) Lamenting, complaining, lamentable.

نوکيلا nok-īlā P. adj. Sharp-pointed, beaked.

نزول nuzūl A (inf. from نزل) s. m. 1. Descent, alighting, sojourning. 2. A cataract (in the eye). نزول آب nuzūl-i-āb, A swelling of the testicle, which (excepting the case of a blow, or of hernia) is universally ascribed to the descent of water: the term, therefore, comprehends hy- drocele, hernia humoralis, and scirrhus.

نانا नाना nānā S adj. Various, many.

نرقل narḳal S̱. (corrupt. of نرکٿ narkaṭ, q. v.) s. m. A kind of reed of which mats are made.

نردهن निर्धन nir-dhan S adj. Void of wealth, poor.

نفاط nafāt̤ A (from نفط) s. m. 1. Naphtha, bitu- men, or a place where it is found in plenty. 2. Lamp-oil.

نرتک नर्त्तक nartak S or nirtak, s. m. A dancer.

نفل nafl A s. m. A voluntary act of devotion which may be omitted innocently as not being prescribed, a work of supererogation. ¶ nafal, Plunder (from infidels).

ناگيسر nāgesar नागकेसर S̱. s. f. Name of a flower (Mesua ferrea), Indian rose chesnut. ¶ Name of a musical instrument: Qanoon-e-islam.